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HE FIRE FIEND.rioua Conflagration.rmayer’H Residence In iUheN.Perjfiiwm Hoiikc n Kintiulder-I tiff Ruin.ibnui -I nVtork Tueilsy morning Hi. Are ■van .inilull'd frmn Un* rluuvh «tei.p1r*, ■ penplc nui-.it fhim thclr *Himhcr*. Tin* td wit. iihroiul, mnl. havoc wa* impend*»* hitter Cnlil but people turned (llll fit nt-liftl 10 llie revue, It win lmi Inti', nn hud iil iil«' i no great it In-idwnv, mnl netful home nr the Obertnnvci'* corner ml Wa-hlugtno ifm -Hortl* In nitn, V\ r n the Jfmunil. nt ftlmin dJoYlnck. mid Hip rn« mt'lillv t-nrrloplng the main building i' had originated ip the wo *J»hcd.TIIK pruts CHMFANY the ground working herotejllv hut in luiil iinT ntjn. A ttreflt tnnnv ntl-hap* «•.mti'h n* I ttr»ilng nf lut-o, I u-e ilrtnvnil I hut the Company worked n’in fully I It* (liltv Individually amJ rolled Ivelv, Were tlbptwe.l to ram. but wlii'ii in. ii - til.’o' did. ngidn-t nil udiI- we will luit till* return re.re.Ir ol Olionimvrr's house w:i-tilll (*nvt‘llt;i|)e(l nnd the engine iv:ii i work, wlien llie Imsn Imrslt'd nnd (teltry Ini low nt.lie (nlri'vnl, tlio Vt*l*pi|.utl Him«i\ lg Holy iiiljiM'oiit, became onvo|n|ied. l the liiitf hiritt* I Tint followed, vrttB limp nf sntonldnrintr ruins, irirnte apparent I rum llm rmi-ot rli:r.t (lit bn impossible lo .ill'll I ho rcsi-A Mrnntr breeze win Idnwintf lip ho West, unit on cutne rite fltimoa. mi! niiutii nriTtifi 111111 prmrres* when ,rm irns irivrm. The first muvo wns isothe cmi.npEN linir Indies wlio were sleeping ne.tr* tire.itnr I’tiolnn. who. with several ol Louis Senators, was lxmrdlntr with Ihermnyer, exerted himself in this on.touiic Indies had no chrrnoo in the to sure a stitch nt clothing, nnd. nly such (varments as were immeat linnit, nrmtnd them, were hur it into the biiincr blast, door* of the convent, en tho cor-rpnsite, were thrown open, and he young ladies found temporaryOphelia had scarcely lett her room the flames entered, itnr Phelan Inst his entire wardrnhe. bedding was destroyed, and nenr-he furniture, silverware nnd plate, i sad calamity to Hr. Oberinnyer’s fain-A HOUR,the comfort* and ornaments they hare entjr rears In gathemg a mils, of emit shapldes* ruinlmourn their loss with deep pain. Wit* it with tear* and cries of anguish, nrlesa family are now with Mra. La-Fkey are con ltd cm (he Are la the work dish Incendiarv.nsuf Mr. Obertnayer can not now be 11* bad the property insured In the an Central, 93000 on the house and 91,-be furniture.THE KR IK ill SON HOIIHE,extfell to the mercy or the flames, was j by Mr. M rrlwealher Bolton, and was Mbs Indiana Rollon, The house Was ty Floyd Crandall. It was or brick, but lae wood before the flame. It was ln-Jth Mr. Green for *1500. furniture belonging to Mr. Belton, it loss, No insurance, The tarn* boarders were nil routed in time a little of their lurniture aud cloth.ATTEMPTED RANK ROBBERYOsceoln Siivlngs Rank the Scene of the Trouble.Two eT the llnrglara Slint—Capture nf Two And Escape of the Others.From s relliible gentlemen from O-einlu, ire lenrn the fulhiWlng particular* regarding mi nt-icmpied hunk hilib'iy at I Inn place:Hu Hitlurd«y nleIn lu-t. Win. (. Mewl, the Ca*hi«r of (he Osfisil* Saving* bank, received loieemaHml by wine metros or oilier, llmt hi* hoik w#( to he Imrglnrlzed that night, lie hnnieillntelv mm In the fact known In a f,w trusty uieo, nnd they 11 r. M ..(.lt;! I*. I in -I || inn themselves in n i-onvcnlciit |m-iit*m in give llie luirgtiir* n wnnii iceeptlon, using n- ici*m|«* |Hir*inidiir*, allot gnu- mid til,tot*. The hunk I* ■hunted Itnmcdlately lufinltilng the Mi*onic Hull—Hie linnk heliiL’ hut one stnrv high, nnd ted extending hm k it* fur n* Ihe bull, w I dull U IWo stories high. The men -liitloiii.il uiiguaid took lio.llloii lii the hull, ut the window* uni-bHiklng Ihe rear eatruiiee to the lunik, nnd watt* el (he eiitnlng of the riililtri. Wlileh o.urri d tit (I o'elnek In the morning.One or the hurBhira stiitlone I hlm*elf In froul or the lunik, snot her to Ike retir,g wns hopes tor a time that this Ir might be saved, but the busting■table tInil -tan !* some llilrti feel dhlant, and 1 the other two rjolmenfrd operation*, by msik tiig an opentnu With u *ntv. mnl tlu-rt -n.n || u!f the hull of the rear door. 'I'll* cilitrd- about at t be window* held their tire until mat hr* fnlli ■tevelnped iliein*elve* into n -lire ettntijth robbery, ivhiui the dcr vvm o|u*iii i|, and a* one of the burglar* stepped into the room they o pel nil Are ml them front the hull window- mid shot nlu1 of I Ilf III IliinUjfh hot It leant nr uli'int the knee*, The oilier one broke out frmn the blink and lUlemtded In |UI*.* to the rear of the Mn-miht hall, w hen John K. | Cole, one of the party trnin the hall, nu t 1dm. slid tired, tv hen only iihnnl uni reel di*1i|Ut* giving him the ennlent* of one Itain I ofn -bnt trim loaded with ismree -Inn, Tin huntlur fell. h) a Itttla dlslance, exelitiiulitg *‘Oh? Uod!” tie sureeeiled lii rl-Jtiir, ntid dropping a loaded idiot gun which hr had, made hi* c-rnpc.There ism he no douht but II n lie ivii**truik when Onte lired, mid llie -ujipo-iiaai i- that before Hit* lime be lin* beeti f.nlnd hi the wood-, dead.The owe -hot In the rctti* of (lie bank make hi* escape in the dark through ini alley, tail the pain Id* wound* oven-honed him caused him to call for help, nnd he wit* raptured.The other two esiatped, bill, -hire Ihe wenr-resis.. ono ha* eome In and given lum-elf up.Their phut* Were well laid, had It nut leaked out, but the labor they had brinre llinn would have been arduous. A log wagon and a yoke of oxen had liecn hitched up, and wm ready to bock up (o the hank door, have the large ssfo dumped on lo it, nnd from li* pleasant UuarterH In the eosv little bank It whs lo be taken Into the woods for (he purpose of blowing it up.They laid been awaiting the arrival of burglar tool* for some davs, and on the evening of tlielr frustrated attempt, they arrived by Express, addressed to Mark 0. Stewart. Mr. Cole had been askrd by Mr. Head to watch for them by that stage, as that would be further evidence to him ot the truth ol the rumor which had mysteriously reached biro of the intended burglary.The name ot the one who won forced by bis wound* to cull tor help, la John Longan: the name of the one supposed to be dead Is James lleniey, bis brother tt illism la another, who succeeded in making Ida escape. The other win Wm. Hurt. They are all bova, who were, we might **y. raised in and immediately adjoining tbu town. The Hettieys are sons ot Judge Thomas Henley, one of the moat respected and woalthieat oltizens oi the coun’y. He is alto one of the d! color a cf the bank Itia sons and their accomplices attempted to rob.It is supposed from the surrounding circumstances, that an investigation in the cases of Longa a and Hurl, now in custody,will Implicate other and older personaThe would-be robbers are boys ranging from I? to 21 years of age,A pease wits organised Sunday and sent out In search of the two hoja who are still at large. Jus. aud Wm. Henley.The father of these boys Is an old man, and quite wealth v. The old man is In fe-Ida health, and It is feared this blow will kill him.The princi| al prize the boy* coveted was a deposit tint had been made a few days before oi seme 916,000.lnelilrnis of l h. FtThe gmt I lenten who were routing of ihe Obfrmsjer residrnunlug were Seuatnr- I'hrlnn, ThorTerri. MrOlnnl* and Edward*,hoarding there during the winIltlicr anil Terry who hud a frmflr-t fltior met with no In**. Hrand MrUlnnl* wlineo room wuflnnr, lift hand -fde over the roiItliter nnd Terry, lout their ovrdereltW hlng.Scnniur Edward* h*t hi* ivnPSenators I'ltelan mnl Ththe (runt room, nr in ltd floor, rS'-nntrtr Phrlsti lo-t a good partSetialnr Thompson'* prlm-ipuldiamond pin.Tim tire IdiiI reached roii*i,lrwhen (lie Henatnr* it err nrnn■tniike w a* atrrailv cnlerlng Ihetmaking them vein urn hie. Hr uniI?.' 'I the -ihmlion nr unee, andcould hum hlm-elf into hi* pinrn-iieil lo Hie re-ciii' of the fundglrK and In ill* rfl'orllt; they art1drilled for their live*. They iviHie *eeuml il'Kir ul tile fnrilteranil In a t'. iv unmii'itr* the tiercelii Ihi’hirloil* w ind ivli'cli nil* Iluiee cut (If their mean* ortlirorrgli the relelttu1** tlurne.The roaring of tin- angry elili I frightful, Eddie*of IImile nnr n llvei-v ■ , , ,'ill III e *]ii»T altm nrl I he *kv wit!of pun llie city.Air*. I tec-1** iiiati-lnji iv ,t s in I hilt hi the eoii.raill ivnli’lilkliie • of tier-oh*. pile and Fraek, tl il.'t* ivliieii leii-ed upon the t’m away.il:ct (tie gltle ivliieii siVejil Wi-i ei'ino IfHitl a -Ingle ip Nitrlh it L nbft'uilriirlv pmh. (hi* Higli .Street ii niihl have tthird Eriini XIr. Pen.iKEEEitNON City. Mit H‘htnr Kittle ,/oiirituf .*—I *et piibllpheil In the St. Luul yepH'1'iluy over the -Iguatnre of ,1 «i vei n I com mnnicul ions taken fi book handed to tli’ Secret lire of ate. in response to until made In ijuedtliig him to lay 111* eorrcspo tiiat loidy. All of wit Evil appear-hashed up for the Ccastnn. I ivr them however, did a paragraph i not make a personal allusion to u follows;Al dinner on Tuesday, the i! beef wa* pui|i d, and hud to be i It *tuiik.On the -unie day Eliza Johnson viet, hud a miscarriage. Child * idioul the month- from the lime tlon. She has hern hired lo Chat one of ihe lesser*, for the last month*.Which I* intended to give Infer jury, us being eiinttectcd with Irs* 1 pronounce the statementsun,a malicious and premedhalod fu hftie not within the last ten me girt referred to or any other girl played from the prison.Very tespacifullCut. WMcCown's Itesldanei ■troyed by fin. About 3 o'clock last Wnlne* Col. McCown's residence at We*i with nearly all contained there ii destroyed by Ore.The Colonel Ii ad given a dance and the numerous company ofte moat enjoyable evening, had tt homes, and the Colonel, In eorop. mustclaas, had gone out, after n eure, to get some oyster*, when, t a coal ail lamp left burning In th ded, and In a few mlnules the da yond control,Tho alarm having been given rallied to the rescue, and tn a «h vltlnitT was black with men wllllni to render assistance; but the Intei vented a near approach, and eice containing the Colonel’* papers, t was saved that was In the house, the couk stove and a few tables moved from the house to make dance, and thus escaped the flames The Colonel's wardrobe, and dinjr. furniture, rnrpete nnd nnck which tho Colonel delijfhl lest. The suhsUnthils and wltb which the Colonel had i pantry and cellar against his v: _ I____ii„i__,iKiss Me.A very funny Incident occurred ■ few daystrom her visit, were licked up of flame.It required tho greatest exet vent the flames front spread Colonel’s law office.The Colonel’s loss is various ed irom twenty-five httudrct
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Jefferson City State Journal
Jefferson City, Missouri, US
Fri, Mar 19, 1875
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